No one could accuse Leo Messi of being picky as to which teams he scores against. "I compare him to a killer, in footballing terms. He goes onto the pitch to collect victims", his compatriot Javier Mascherano told Catalan radio station 'Rac1'. And Atlético Madrid is his favourite victim.
The Argentinian sharpshooter has faced Atlético on 14 occasions, scoring 18 times in the process – more than against any other team. Some 15 of these have come in the league (10 at the Camp Nou and five at the Calderón), with three in the Spanish Cup. Last season, Messi grabbed a hat-trick in the 5-0 win at the Camp Nou, before hitting the winner in the reverse fixture in Madrid, which ended 2-1 to Barça.
The bad news for Atlético is that 'The Flea' is really buzzing right now. The last team to keep him out in the league was Celta, over a month ago, and he has racked up eight goals in his last five 'La Liga' fixtures.
Last week against Betis, Messi beat 'Torpedo' Müller's record for goals in a calendar year, only for the Zambian FA to subsequently claim that Chitalu scored 107 times in 1972. But the Argentine, never one to get caught up in all the hype, duly reacted by reporting to the Barça training ground for light training despite having the day off. With tomorrow's game on the horizon, that's all he cares about.
The Argentinian sharpshooter has faced Atlético on 14 occasions, scoring 18 times in the process – more than against any other team. Some 15 of these have come in the league (10 at the Camp Nou and five at the Calderón), with three in the Spanish Cup. Last season, Messi grabbed a hat-trick in the 5-0 win at the Camp Nou, before hitting the winner in the reverse fixture in Madrid, which ended 2-1 to Barça.
The bad news for Atlético is that 'The Flea' is really buzzing right now. The last team to keep him out in the league was Celta, over a month ago, and he has racked up eight goals in his last five 'La Liga' fixtures.
Last week against Betis, Messi beat 'Torpedo' Müller's record for goals in a calendar year, only for the Zambian FA to subsequently claim that Chitalu scored 107 times in 1972. But the Argentine, never one to get caught up in all the hype, duly reacted by reporting to the Barça training ground for light training despite having the day off. With tomorrow's game on the horizon, that's all he cares about.
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